Played
May 5, 2012 10:38 PM EDT
JELD-WEN Field — Portland, Oregon
Referee: E. Jurisevic
Attendance: 20438
May 5, 2012 10:38 PM EDT
JELD-WEN Field — Portland, Oregon
Referee: E. Jurisevic
Attendance: 20438
MLS Preview: Portland Timbers - Columbus Crew
Columbus' away record against Western opposition is miserable, but so too is Portland's current run of form.
By Zac Lee Rigg
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Portland Timbers (4-4-2): Perkins; Wallace, Mosquera, Brunner, Smith; Chara, Jewsbury, Palmer, Nagbe; Boyd, Perlaza. |
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OUT: DF Steve Purdy (concussion)
DOUBTFUL: MF Kalif Alhassan (R knee sprain); GK Jake Gleeson (R knee IT band tightness)
QUESTIONABLE: DF David Horst (R hip surgery)
PROBABLE: GK Troy Perkins (face lacerations [nose])
| Columbus Crew (4-4-2): Gruenebaum; Miranda, Marshall, Williams, Vukovic; Tchani, O'Rourke, Mirosevic, Gaven; Renteria, Meram. |
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OUT: FW Ben Speas (sports hernia rehab); DF Rich Balchan (sports hernia rehab); FW Tommy Heinemann (L knee surgery); DF Julius James (illness); GK William Hesmer (R hip surgery); FW Aaron Schoenfeld (R plantar fascia rupture)
DOUBTFUL: MF Dilly Duka (L hamstring strain); DF Carlos Mendes (R hamstring strain); FW Olman Vargas (L hamstring contusion)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Danny O'Rourke (L ankle sprain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- These teams have seven points each. For the Timbers, that means they prop up the Western Conference. Columbus is second from bottom in the East, with Toronto FC yet to record a single point.
- Columbus and Portland traded 1-0 home wins last season, the Timbers' first in the league.
- The Crew have an abysmal 2-12-4 record away against current Western Conference opposition since 2010. That comes complete with a -19 goal differential.
- Kris Boyd has scored three goals in eight games. However, Portland hasn't scored in the last two and has lost five of the last six.
- Crew forwards Tommy Heinemann, Aaron Schoenfeld and Olman Vargas all sat out practice this week, leaving Columbus rather thin up top.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Portland Timbers 2-1 Columbus Crew
- 30 %
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Portland Timbers 2-0 Columbus Crew
- 30 %
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Portland Timbers 1-1 Columbus Crew
- 20 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 5, 2012 | Portland Timbers 0 - Columbus Crew 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 23, 2011 | Columbus Crew 1 - Portland Timbers 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 21, 2011 | Portland Timbers 1 - Columbus Crew 0 |
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Portland Timbers
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| May 18, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Portland Timbers 3 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | FC Dallas 1 - Portland Timbers 1 | MLS |
| May 2, 2013 | Portland Timbers 0 - New England Revolution 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
Columbus Crew
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| May 18, 2013 | Toronto FC 0 - Columbus Crew 1 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Columbus Crew 0 - Colorado Rapids 2 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Columbus Crew 0 - New York Red Bulls 1 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Columbus Crew 3 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Chicago Fire 1 - Columbus Crew 0 | MLS |
| 1 | Troy Perkins | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Mike Chabala | Defender |
| 22 | Rodney Wallace | Defender |
| 33 | Hanyer Luis Mosquera Córdoba | Defender |
| 98 | Mamadou Danso | Defender |
| - | F. Songo'o | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jack Jewsbury | Defender |
| 21 | Diego Ferney Chará | Midfielder |
| 22 | Lovel Palmer | Midfielder |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe | Striker |
| 9 | Kris Boyd | Striker |
| 12 | Joe Bendik | Goalkeeper |
| - | Eric Brunner | Defender |
| 26 | Steven Smith | Defender |
| 7 | Salvatore Zizzo | Midfielder |
| 24 | Eric Alexander | Midfielder |
| 9 | J. Perlaza | Striker |
| 9 | Michael Fucito | Midfielder |
| 30 | Andy Gruenebaum | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Josh Williams | Defender |
| 5 | Danny O'Rourke | Defender |
| - | Eric Gehrig | Midfielder |
| - | Sebastián Miranda | Defender |
| - | Nemanja Vukovic | Defender |
| 23 | Tony Tchani | Midfielder |
| 10 | Milovan Mirosevic | Midfielder |
| 12 | Eddie Gaven | Midfielder |
| - | Ethan Finlay | |
| 20 | E. Rentería | Striker |
| - | Matt Lampson | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Chad Marshall | Defender |
| 29 | Shaun Francis | Defender |
| 7 | Bernardo Anor | Midfielder |
| - | Kirk Urso | Midfielder |
| - | Nicholas Grossman | |
| 9 | Justin Meram | Midfielder |
| Kris Boyd | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | |
| Position: | Defender |
| Squad Number: | 3 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Results
Times In EST
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Final
scheduled
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
